Stella Stray with Cecil B. DeMille, 1945
- TitleStella Stray papers, 1915 - 1959 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1915 - 1959 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
1 linear ft. of papers
1. Production files; 2. Subject files
- Summary
The collection contains material retained by Stray in her role as a production accountant at Paramount and includes studio manuals for classifying production costs and indirect expenses, some correspondence, reports, and internal studio documentation of picture costs.
- Scope notes
Special Collections
The Stella Stray papers span the years 1915-1959 and encompass 1 linear foot. The papers consist of production and subject files.
The production files contain press releases, publicity materials, and memos for films THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (1952), THE LAW OF THE LAWLESS (1923), SEA HORSES (1926), and VOLCANO (1926).
The subject files contain financial documentation for Paramount Pictures, as well as release schedules and correspondence. - BiographyStella Stray was a bookkeeper in Hollywood from the mid-1910s into the 1950s. Trained as a stenographer, she became secretary to Cecil B. DeMille and Jesse L. Lasky. As a bookkeeper she worked in the accounting department at Famous Players-Lasky Corporation and Paramount Pictures Corp.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Marc Wanamaker, 1995.
- Preferred citationStella Stray papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 562
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings